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Drachar’s Demons has just been released on Kindle. Authors David and Andrew Burrows have a recipe for success; dragons, demons, guardian spirits, krell and grakyn. A tale of one man’s pact with evil. Authors David and Andrew Burrows are pleased to announce the release of Drachar’s Demons. A fantasy novel with a unique blend of fresh ideas and intrigue. Long evenings and weekends saw the work take shape as both authors juggle full time employment and A-levels with the joy of writing. Andrew is currently working on a historical fiction set in Egypt in Roman times. Both authors enjoy the challenge of putting pen to paper and converting a blank page into a new tale of cunning plot and depth of character.
To celebrate this new release, the e-book will be free to download for three days only from the 13th January. Like the tempest of demons released on an unwary world in the novel, David is hoping for a storm of interest in this promotion.
Drachar is an Eldric Lord who makes a terrible and damning pact with the demons. He offers them one thousand souls in exchange for power. The demons demand one hundred thousand souls and without hesitation Drachar accepts, binding himself to their whims. Set in the same world as Prophecy of the Kings, readers will be familiar with the krell, grakyn and shaols. But the characters are new and the tale fresh as the scene is set for a confrontation between the legendary Eldric and Drachar and his demon horde. The tale tells of Drachar’s banishment and rise to power. Of the people’s fear as he starts to fulfil his pledge, destroying towns and sending souls screaming to eternal damnation.
David says writing fantasy is just as much fun as reading it. The tale flows from the pen, revealing new ideas as the tale evolves. Often the ideas seem to pop out from nowhere, as though a ghostly hand is helping to write the tale. Already the reviews are rolling in and, as one reader said, “Ok, so I actually had to read this, then put it down for a week and then read it again. There is so much going on that I felt I might have missed something. Which is AWESOME!! I really enjoyed reading about Drachar and I appreciate the opportunity to read it and review it.” http://www.amazon.com/Drachars-Demons...
For more information on Drachar - visit David’s website (http://davidburrows.org.uk/)
and check out the synopsis, sample chapters and reviews.
Tolkien portrayed dragons as evil. Weiss and Hickman sat on the fence; dragons were good or evil depending upon their colour. Read the Prophecy of the Kings to see what that author thinks, sentient beings or a dumb brute, lazy and a hoarder, or ravagers of nations? Undoubtedly powerful, what is their nemesis? How to destroy a dragon? That was uppermost in Ariome’s mind during the second battle of DrummonCall. A witch of great beauty: a mind of twisted evil. How could she please her Lord? Destroy a dragon! How would you do it! Moments have passed and a dragons wrath is vengeful. Time is running out.
Kill the dragon or die.
Apparently 40% of people believe in guardian angels. What do you believe? Read the Prophecy of the Kings and see how the author deals with this subject. For most people the link with their guardian angel is tenuous, a warning in the dark of the night, a feeling on entering a room for the first time, ghostly eyes and not being alone …Imagine then a guardian angel being your twin: a twin who died in the womb and was never born. How much closer would your link be with your guardian? How would that affect your life, being closer to the spirit world? Would you use that power for good, or for ill?
Imagine your guardian spirit being the shade of a dead emperor from another world: a world not much different to yours; a world at war, a war at the behest of the emperor who is now your guardian. How would this affect your dreams? Could you sleep?
Imagine your guardian being a demon. Now the link to the spirit world is complete. At night your dreams are no longer your own. Look into the demon world and see the horror they create. Live with that … and rejoice. What would that make you?
These are the characters in the books. Read the novels and see who you are most like. How would you cope?
I am in a real fantasy mood today. Listening to Lord of the Rings soundtrack. Brilliant.
Dragon Rider is book 2 of The Prophecy of the Kings which has won a Gold Award on Readersfavorite.com After the climatic cliff hanger at the end of Legacy of the Eldric, we find our intrepid adventurers return to a world that has changed without them. War now threatens the land and Nations who once had strong alliances are now deadly rivals while drought and famine spread throughout the land.
Kaplyn, Lars and Lomar escape the cave that has been their home for longer than they could possibly realise and head to the capital of what was once Allund's ally, Thrace. Upon arrival though they are all arrested and accused of being spy's for the Army of Allund which are descending on the city. To make matters worse there is also another army on their way, this one composed of Krell, Grakyn and humans from Trosgarth but are they allied with the Allund?.
Dragon Rider introduces a darker mood to the series and a stronger sense of individual style, a slight departure from the tolkienesque feel with a distinct flavour all it's own (although I am sometimes reminded of Robin Hobbs Farseer series). The land and the people are in serious trouble while the evil Krell and Grakyn become bolder and more aggressive. There is some very strong character development, with all the principal protagonists reacting and changing to their own adversity while some of the new characters are instantly likable (like the young powerful mage Astalus). At the same time the group's friendship continues to grow while the new party member Tumarl is an strong character with a dark, tortured soul and the passion of a berserker.
The plot itself moves forward quickly and keeps the pages turning, one of the real strengths of this series is the emphasis on plot and character development with less time spent on the long background, world building that can sometimes stall the flow of the narrative. There are enough twists and turns to keep the interest and as with Legacy of the Eldric, the novel is very well written with a flowing script that is both refreshing and easy to read.
Dragon Rider manages to achieve the difficult task of improving on it's predecessor (no mean task) with a sweeping tale of high fantasy that will keep you hooked until the very last page. sfbooks.com
The latest review on Amazon.co.uk - two bits of good news: Start the journey home in 10 days and latest review on my book: This is the most captivating fantasy work that I have read in the last 10 years. The tale starts as a simple adventure but soon runs into magic, parallel worlds, dragons and souls connected through time and space. If you like your fantasy with twists and turns written with a refreshing originality, then this is the book for you.
Good news, The Prophecy of the Kings has won a Gold Award on Readersfavorite.com http://readersfavorite.com/cat-71.htm...Coming so soon after the Prophecy of the Kings was awarded Book of the Month on Science Fiction and Fantasy website this is terrific news.
A quote from the website: "Shadow of the Demon is triumph of high fantasy, a rich, rewarding end to a phenomenal series and should not be missed." http://sfbook.com/shadow-of-the-demon...
Try it for yourself: visit my website for purchasing details. http://davidburrows.org.uk/
If you have read it, drop me a line. I would love to hear from you
Prophecy of the Kings is book of the month on Science Fiction and Fantasy http://www.sciencefictionandfantasy.c...Cool!
This is a list of my favourite fantasy characters;1. One of the best characters for a while is Glokta in Joe Abercrombe’s - The Blade Itself.
2. Turin Turambar in J R R Tolkien’s Silmarillion.
3. Nish, a cracking character who first appears in Ian Irvine’s The Geomancer, The Well of Echoes Novels. Ian creates several really good characters. A master of creation!
4. Raistlin is my favourite character and Weiss and Hickmann’s the Twins novels my favourite series.
5. Luna Lovegrove is high on my list in J K Rowling’s - Harry Potter books. Many really good characters!
6. Druss is my favourite in David Gemmell’s the Legend of Druss.
7. Elric is may favourite out of Michael Moorcock’s character.
Let me know who yours is
I was greatly motivated by Tolkien. However, more so by the Silmarillion than Lord of the Rings. I thought the former was really moving and a true epic. Is it under-rated? It's still one of my favourites.
At times I struggled to choose names for my novels. I used anograms of some folk that I know. My favoirite was a witch who was called Ariome, after my mother in law Moira. Post an anogram of your name here and I'll see if I can use it in my next book
Welcome to my Q and A. Firstly I'd just like to say that there are 10 copies of the Prophecy of the Kings trilogy available on the members give away, for UK readers, so please take a look.David
